Standard Lemma guide

reinterpretation

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • CMU ARPABET: R IY0 IH0 N T ER2 P R AH0 T EY1 SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

the condition of being reinterpreted

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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2

noun

Meaning 2

a new interpretation

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

the act of reinterpreting

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

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4

noun

Meaning 4

a new or different interpretation

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: rendition, rendering, interpretation

5

noun

Meaning 5

a new or different meaning

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: interpretation, reading, version

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English interpretation English reinterpretation From re- + interpretation.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Hungarian: átértelmeződés — the condition of being reinterpreted
  • Hungarian: újraértelmeződés — the condition of being reinterpreted
  • Hungarian: átértékelődés — the condition of being reinterpreted
  • Danish: omfortolkning — a new interpretation
  • Danish: omfortolkning — the act of reinterpreting
  • Hungarian: átértelmezés — the act of reinterpreting
  • Hungarian: újraértelmezés — the act of reinterpreting
  • Hungarian: átértékelés — the act of reinterpreting